1. Past Perfect Progressive
(had) + (been) + (present participle)
Past Present Future
Made by: Iva Moneva

2. I had been working You had been working He/She/It had been working
We had been working You had been working They had been working
“had” and “been” do not change

3. Main verb: Continuous or –ing form For example: walking, talking, swimming, dreaming, etc.

4. We want to make the length of time important!!!
Use of past perfect progressive: -longer actions in the past which happened before something else -showing cause and effect
I had been sleeping for 5 hours when I heard the sound of my alarm. My family is excited because I had been earning a lot of money.
We want to make the length of time important!!!

5. The police stopped the car because it had been driving 200 kph
The police stopped the car because it had been driving 200 kph. The police stooped the car because it had driven 200 kph.
-a continuous action -some distance at 200 kph -reached 200 kph only for a second
How long had the ship been sinking when the life boat arrived? It had been sinking for over an hour.

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